EVIDENCE OF DARK AVOIDANCE BY PHOTOTROPHIC PERIPHYTIC DIATOMS IN LOTIC SYSTEMS
EVIDENCE OF DARK AVOIDANCE BY PHOTOTROPHIC PERIPHYTIC DIATOMS IN LOTIC SYSTEMS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.0022-3646.1989.00085.x
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发表时间:
1989-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
HARDY, FJ
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作者:
BOTHWELL, ML;SUZUKI, KE;HARDY, FJ
Short-term (24-48 h) colonization dynamics of periphytic diatoms on artificial (styrofoam) substrata were examined using fast-flushing, continuous-flow troughs located on the North Thompson River, British Columbia. Two parallel troughs, one exposed to natural light and the other completely darkened, showed significant differences in periphyton biomass, chlorophyll a, and algal taxonomic composition with 24 h. Experiments which commenced at the onset of natural darkness demonstrated that rates of algal immigration during the night were the same in both troughs. Within 2-3 h of sunrise, however, certain diatom species (most notably Hannaea arcus (Ehr.) Patr. and Diatoma tenue Ag.) selectively emigrated from the artificially darkened trough but remained in the trough exposed to natural light. More closely adhering species such as Achnanthes minutissima Kutz. also showed significant emigration from the darkened trough after light deprivation for two photoperiods. Data from adhesion, emigration, and sinking rate experiments indicate that differential egress of cells from the darkened versus the lighted environments is the result of cellular regulation of buoyancy or form resistance.